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(43) Date of publication: 23.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/30 (21) Application number: 06826881.2 (22) Date of filing: 27.10.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23C 9/142(2006.01) A23J 1/20(2006.01) A23C 19/05(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/042021 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/055932 (18.05.2007 Gazette 2007/20)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 09.11.2005 US 272331 (71) Applicant: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION Madison, WI 53726 (US)	(72) Inventors: O'MAHONY, James Anthony Glenville, County Cork (IE) SMITH, Karen E. Madison, WI 53713 (US) LUCEY, John Anthony Madison, WI 53719 (US) (74) Representative: Baldock, Sharon Claire  Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)